The October edition of the Seymour Card Show fills the gym floor at Buckets Basketball Training on Saturday, October 17, 2026, giving Kentuckiana and central Indiana collectors a mid-autumn buying day right when the hobby calendar is at its most interesting. This recurring show has built a following on straightforward strengths: a big open hardwood floor, a rotating dealer roster that keeps inventory fresh between dates, and a location directly off I-65 that makes it an easy hour's drive from either Louisville or Indianapolis without fighting either city's traffic.
October timing matters here. College football is in its meat of the season, the NFL is at midseason with rookie card values having settled into real numbers, the World Series is approaching with playoff-run prospects spiking, and NBA and NHL seasons are just opening — which means basketball and hockey inventory that sat quiet all summer suddenly moves. Holiday buying has also begun in earnest, so dealers stock kid-friendly, gift-priced material alongside the high-end cases.
The floor is sports-forward. Dealers carry MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL across every era with notably deep Cincinnati Reds, Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Pacers, Indiana Hoosiers, Purdue Boilermakers, Notre Dame and Louisville Cardinals inventory reflecting the regional fan mix. Vintage tables offer 1950s and 1960s Topps and Bowman, 1970s Topps, and 1980s Fleer and Donruss, alongside genuinely cheap 1990s junk-wax boxes that are ideal for set builders and for turning kids loose with ten dollars. Modern dealers bring Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, Topps Chrome, Bowman Chrome and Bowman Draft, and premium cases hold Topps Dynasty, National Treasures, Flawless and Immaculate plus PSA, BGS, SGC and CGC graded slabs across every price tier. UFC, boxing and soccer singles show up consistently. Trading card game vendors stock Pokémon singles and sealed from WOTC Base Set through Scarlet and Violet, Magic: The Gathering Commander and Standard staples, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece TCG, Disney Lorcana and Star Wars Unlimited. Autographed memorabilia, comics, Funko Pops and hobby supplies round out the tables.
This is a one-day event with doors at 9:00 AM Eastern running through the early afternoon. The first ninety minutes are where the best raw vintage moves — often dealer to dealer before the general crowd finishes a lap — so early arrival is worth setting an alarm for.
Admission was not published on the aggregator listings at the time of writing. Shows at this venue have historically been free or a low single-digit door fee with children admitted free. VERIFY the current admission and any table availability with the organizer before making the drive.
Buckets Basketball Training offers free on-site parking, a flat single-level climate-controlled gym floor, bright even lighting and wide aisles that handle wagons, strollers and rolling cases comfortably. Direct I-65 access makes it one of the lowest-friction destinations on the regional circuit.
The show suits families, first-timers, set builders, vintage specialists, modern breakers and dealers scouting undervalued inventory. Small-market rooms like this are exactly where material still hides at reasonable prices.
Come with cash in mixed small denominations plus Venmo and PayPal backups, a want list sorted by sport, player and set, and penny sleeves, top loaders and a hard-sided slab case. Do one fast survey lap before spending anything, then circle back — and check in with your top tables in the final half hour when dealers start dealing.
